Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Papilio brassicae Linnaeus, 1758: 467 .

FIRST RECORD FOR THE VALDIERI AREA. — Turati & Verity (1911).

CHOROTYPE. — Palaearctic.

ECOLOGY. — Open herbaceous, lowland-subalpine, mesophilous, mesophilous.

EDIT PROJECT SAMPLING. — Natural reserve Juniperus phoenicea, dry grassland 878 m, VII.2008 ; Fishing reserve Cappello di Napoleone , Beech-wood clearings, 1300 m, VI.2009; Valasco, Rhododendron heathland, 1690 m, VI-VII.2009; Valasco, Juniperus heathland/grassland, 1790 m, VII.2009; Valasco, Subalpine scree, 1900 m, VII.2009, CS .